Here's a go:
2007 top 10
1) Common-Finding forever
(also kills Live)
2) Galactic-(in concert) From the corner to the block
(with Mr. Lif, Boots riley of the coup, tall dude from J-5)
3) Okkervill river-stage names
4) Los Campesinos-sticking fingers into sockets
5) LCD soundsystem-Sound of silver
6) Dinosaur Jr.-Beyond
7) The evens--Get even
8) Guru-Jazzmatazz 4
9) A place to bury strangers- A place to bury strangers (EP)
10) The harlem shakes-burning birthdays EP (2007)
Honorable mention:
11) Percee P-Perseverance
12) Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova-the swell season
Single tracks:
Faithless-To all new arrivals *a kind of peace*
(Cat power vocals) (unsure of release year, but astonishing)
Shout out to two of Jesse*s fave singles that I liked a lot:
Kasabian - "Fast Fuse"
Maximo Park - "Girls Who Play Guitars"
Electro focus as you all have the other genres down--
Other people's promising '07's (artists I know but not these exact tunes):
lcd soundsystem - north american scum
(kris menace remix)
mstrkrft - work on you
rockers hi-fi - push push
(m.a.n.d.y's pusher radio edit)
Three of Bob Mould's (Husker du, Sugar) fave *07 tracks:
D.A.N.C.E (Mstrkrft remix), Justice
Coloring the void, M83
Go Crazy, Armand van Helden
Cool vid and tune I just saw:
buscemi - bollywood swing king
dustria.multiply.com/video/item/24/Buscemi_-_Bollywood_Swing_King
Older recent discoveries of artists:
Malajube-le compte complet (2004), trompe l*oeil (2006)
The rakes-capture release (2005)
Junior Walker-Pucker up buttercup (1968)
Older recent discoveries of albums:
Hugh Masekala-lasting impressions of ooga booga
Hendrix-martin scorcese plays the blues
Donny Hathaway--Live
Thanks for getting me in on this, Happy holidays and tight tunes for '08!
--Dan
